Basar Bilgicer PhD

Basar Bilgicer joined the University of Notre Dame in 2008. In addition to his appointment in chemical and biomolecular engineering, he serves as a professor in chemistry and biochemistry. His research focuses on understanding the basic principles of antigen-binding biomolecular interactions, as well as the design of multivalent therapeutic and diagnostic molecules with which to deliver novel solutions to complex diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and allergies. He received his bachelor’s in chemistry from Bogazici University in Turkey in 1998 and his doctorate in chemistry from Tufts University in 2005. Prior to joining the Notre Dame faculty, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the George M. Whitesides research group at Harvard University from 2005 to 2008.